Xeon E3-1558L v5 vs E5-2650 v4
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 861 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.60 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | Intel Xeon E3 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-EP (2016) | Skylake-H (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 16 March 2016 (8 years ago) | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,166 | $396 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 22 | 19 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 30 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 306.18 mm2 | 171 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,400 million | 2,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | Intel BGA 1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | LPDDR3-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel Iris Pro Graphics P555 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 March 2016 | 31 May 2016 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon E5-2650 v4 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Xeon E3-1558L v5, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Xeon E3-1558L v5, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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